The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1887-04-29
SPORTING TOPICS.
Winnings of Some Fast Horses-Story
About John Morrissey.
ESpeciai Correspondencel

Winnings of Some Fast Horses-Story
About John Morrissey.
Especial Correspondence.l
+ eetEa New YoRK, April 49,
Everybody, Of course, remembers what q
wonderful racer Hindoo was only few years
ago and what slight odds the bookmakers
were won't to lay against him when, indeed,
they did not actually bet on him. I knew
that as sire he had also proven a great sue
cess, but had no idea to what ON extent this
was the case. therefore received a genuine
surprise the other day when, upon looking
over the winnings Of the different horses DUR
ing 1886, / found that The Widow, Catalpa,
Hanover, Sunbeam, Kinda and Jim Gore.
all Of them the get of Hindoo, had won be-
tween them during last season the sum of
$A, 900. Jim Gore, of course, headed the list,
being credited with $4,000, or more than
half of the entire amount. Hindoo's progeny
will probably make even better showing
for this year .*s
The wonderful time, Ism. 40s., which
Mccormick made when he defeated Dowd,
Of Montreal, at st. John, N. B., in five
mile skating race recently, will hardly be
allowed to go on record as the best time ever
made, as the track was just fourteen laps to
the mile, and mistake of few feet on each
lap would make a very considerable differ
ence in the entire distance. And besides,
there were not the proper preparations and
precautions taken for obtaining worlds
records. Then, too, I understand that the
watches differed very materially. MeCor-
mick is without doubt very fast skater,
but the alleged record breaking should be
taken with copious allowance of salt
~
A six days go as you please race, under the
management of the veteran Daniel OLeary,
will occur at Omaha, Neb., April Is to 80,
and il some man hitherto unknown to fame
should succeed in getting to the front, be will
be taken to England and matched against
Littlewood The division Of the receipts will
be 40 per cent. to the first, 25 to the second.
Is to the third, 12 TO the fourth and 8 to the
fifth. Nearly all Of the best walkers and
runners iii the country have promised to
enter, and as this is the first event OF the
kind ever brought OFF in Omaha, it ought to
be great success, especially with such a man
as Dan O'Leary at the helm. 'a
Fs *#45
When was q lad of about Is was ali Sar-
atoga for the summer ] was the guest of
my uncle, who was q physician and warm
personal friend OF John Morrissey, who then
owned the race course Most of my time was
spent at the lake lettering around the boat
houses of the several college crews, As a.
natural consequence having been almost
brought up in boat, and understanding
rowing thoroughly, was enabled to form q
very good general idea OF the relative merits
OF the different crews. The university race
that year was considered q certainty for
vi her Yale or Harvard, although Columbia
also had many followers. MAof=Fissey tssss
backing Yale heavily to win, and had invest
ed several Thousand dollars One day met
him in front of Moons just as had started
to walk into town. aWall, my little man."
said he, ado you eat, drink and sleep over here
at the lakesn / assured him that il was not
quite IS bad as that, whsreupon he added:
Anyway, you are over here enough TO know
what crew you think win win the university
race Flattered By this condescension ON
the part Of the old man, replied proudly
that thought tue men on Snake Hill Cor
nelD would win. MorTissey seemed much
impressed with the answer and acted
upon it, for thereafter, instead OF
taking Yale against the field he would always
include Cornell in his bets As every one
knows, Cornell won both the university and
freshman races. The advice saved Morrissey
5000. x%*
notice that another Sullivan demolisher
has come to the surface IN Australia. The
fellows name is Francis P. Slavin, and for
the past few months he has been entertaining
the Antipodeans with exhibitions Of the neat
ness and dispatch with which he can knock
out the country syokels. Slavin is q young
man of Herculean proportions, standing over
six feet high, his weight, trained, does notfall
- ssse.Tst sssse.Ts e zee zee Y k.s -
prominent sporting man Of this city request
ing him to arrange d match with Sullivan.
This gentleman will probably send Slayin the
money to come TO America.
#ss
A strong effort see, is now being made to
have the Hanlan- Gaudaur race occur at
either Nantasket Beach or Point of Pines.
The place which offers the greater induce
ments 10 the oarsineil in the way of excursion
money. etc. viii get III OCTY CoHEE.
Whims OF Cotton SpecnIators.
TIE wlinls Of SPECTATORS are illustrated by
4 story told by The Atlanta Constitution, eli
some Georgials who were trading in coffon
iii the New York market: aThe market was
fnctuating without apparent reason and they 81
were Specializing briskly but bsindly. They
finally selected, 50 the story goes, engine No
~ on the Third avenue elevated. Ui.oii
reaching The Office III the morning they would
watch for that engine IT. when first seen,
Il was going down town, they would sell, anil
u going up town Bhen first seen they We I i
buy. Ry following this course they anade
nearly $500 900, when one fine morning the
engine betrayed them, and they lost nearly
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